May 11, 2009 Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense SpaceWar Advertising Kit
Captive Flight Test Moves NLOS-LS Closer To US Navy Live Fire Testing
Eglin AFB FL (SPX) May 11, 2009
NetFires has conducted the second captive flight test of the Non Line-of-Sight-Launch System Precision Attack Missile (PAM). NLOS-LS provides the warfighter with immediate, precise and responsive fires on high-payoff targets with real-time target acquisition and battle effects. It is also one of the key Littoral Combat Ship mission modules. "As a key part of the LCS 'layered' surface ... read more

US on track to exit Iraqi cities by end June: commander
Washington (AFP) May 8, 2009
US forces are on track to pull out of all Iraqi cities by the end of June in line with a deal struck with Iraq, Washington's top commander in the country said on Friday. "We're basically out of all the cities except for two, Baghdad and Mosul," General Ray Odierno said, indicating that city-based operations could wrap up by a June 30 target date. "We are on our way out of Baghdad, and we ... more

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The Future Of NATO In The Early 21st Century Part Three
Washington (UPI) May 8, 2009
A combination of geopolitical and psychological factors turned the North Atlantic Treaty Organization into an empty, hollow shell in the nearly 20 years following the collapse of communism. First came the "peace dividend." With the disintegration of the Soviet Union that began in 1989 and climaxed at the end of 1991, Western European nations and the United States felt they had no reason ... more

Russia warns foes in Soviet-style show of might
Moscow (AFP) May 9, 2009
Russia on Saturday sternly warned its foes not to dare attempt any aggression against the country, as it put on a Soviet-style show of military might in Red Square including nuclear capable missiles. The display to mark the 64th anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in World War II came amid renewed tensions with Georgia after NATO's decision to hold war games in the Caucasus ... more

Pakistan needs hearts and minds to defeat Taliban: analysts
Islamabad (AFP) May 8, 2009
Pakistan may have superior military might, but to win the war against Taliban guerrillas they must avoid collateral damage and rebuild angry lives shattered by the offensive, analysts say. Militants are believed to have a strong presence in more than half North West Frontier Province, despite military operations over the past two years, on top of six years of battles in the surrounding semi ... more

F-35 Lightning II Brings Fifth Generation Capabilities To US Navy
Washington DC (SPX) May 11, 2009
A Lockheed Martin executive stated that the 5th Generation F-35 Lightning II will help meet the challenges of future forces across the range of military operations. "The F-35 was designed to operate and survive in high-threat battlespace defined by advanced surface-to-air missile systems, and while outnumbered by top-of-the-line 4th generation fighters - a distinct probability for future ... more

 

  • LockMart Tests Systems On Desert Hawk III Unmanned Aircraft System


  • MQ-8B Fire Scout Completes Second Test Period Onboard USS McInerney


  • Test Proves Raytheon KillerBee Unmanned Aircraft System Can Be Recovered At Sea


  • Raytheon Awarded Contract For Additional Patriot Pure Fleet Upgrades
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    ENERGY NEWS
    France updates net-zero plan, with fossil fuel phaseout; Fight over fossil fuels nixes key text of UN environment report
    Paris, France (AFP) Dec 12, 2025
    France released on Friday a revamped roadmap to become carbon neutral by 2050, with an ambitious plan to phase out oil and gas. ... more
    Policies to expand US grid weigh cost reliability and emissions
    Boston MA (SPX) Dec 05, 2025
    Growing energy demand means the U.S. will almost certainly have to expand its electricity grid in coming years. What's the best way to do this? A new study by MIT researchers examines legislation in ... more
    EU agrees to weaken and delay green business rules
    Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Dec 9, 2025
    European governments and lawmakers agreed to weaken and delay new environmental and human rights rules Tuesday, clearing a key hurdle in a push to unpick EU regulations seen as too burdensome for businesses. ... more

    TECH SPACE
    X-MAT introduces X-FOAM: A game-changing ceramic foam for extreme environments
    Orlando, FL (SPX) Dec 01, 2025
    X-MAT has announced the release of X-FOAM, a 1,300°C ceramic foam engineered for use in harsh environments demanding high thermal insulation and structural performance. ... more
    Bible 1.0: How Ancient Canon Became Our First Large Language Models
    Sydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 14, 2025
    Modern large language models are treated as something radically new: vast statistical machines trained on almost everything humans have written, and able to regenerate knowledge on demand. Yet in structural terms, humanity has worked with something similar for millennia. ... more
    Digital twin successfully launched and deployed into space
    Davis CA (SPX) Dec 08, 2025
    A dynamic digital twin designed by UC Davis researchers was launched into Earth's orbit last week aboard a SpaceX rocket. The innovation, which will model the current condition and predict the futur ... more

    ROBO SPACE
    AI advances robot navigation on the International Space Station
    Stanford CA (SPX) Dec 09, 2025
    Imagine a robot about the size of a toaster floating through the tight corridors of the International Space Station, quietly moving supplies or checking for leaks - all without an astronaut at the c ... more
    Indian dance mudras yield advanced synergies for robotic hand control
    Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 12, 2025
    Researchers at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County extracted building blocks from precise hand gestures in Bharatanatyam, a classical Indian dance form. Their analysis revealed a richer set ... more
    MIT engineers design an aerial microrobot that can fly as fast as a bumblebee
    Boston MA (SPX) Dec 05, 2025
    In the future, tiny flying robots could be deployed to aid in the search for survivors trapped beneath the rubble after a devastating earthquake. Like real insects, these robots could flit through t ... more

     
    LockMart F-35 CatBIRD Shows Key Avionics Capability And Reliability
    Fort Worth TX (SPX) May 11, 2009
    The Lockheed Martin Joint Strike Fighter Cooperative Avionics Test Bed ("CATBird") aircraft recently completed a two-week deployment to Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., where it demonstrated the robust qualities of avionics systems being developed for the F-35 Lightning II. The deployment included successful airborne testing of the F-35 Lightning II radar, electronic warfare and communicati ... more

    Pakistan won't collapse: Zardari
    Washington (AFP) May 10, 2009
    Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari denied his nuclear-armed nation was on the verge of collapse as top US officials Sunday welcomed his government's bloody military offensive against the Taliban. "Is the state of Pakistan going to collapse?" Zardari said in an NBC interview aired Sunday, after White House talks last week with President Barack Obama that were also attended by Afghan Preside ... more

    NKorea to strengthen nuclear deterrent against US "hostility"
    Seoul (AFP) May 8, 2009
    North Korea vowed Friday to strengthen its nuclear deterrent because of what it called Washington's continuing hostile policy, as a US envoy toured the region to try to restart disarmament talks. "The study of the policy pursued by the Obama administration for the past 100 days since its emergence made it clear that the US hostile policy toward the DPRK (North Korea) remains unchanged," a fo ... more

    More Ammo For The Army Part Six
    Washington (UPI) May 8, 2009
    There are three basic stages in the ammunition supply chain to provide the U.S. armed forces with the ordnance that is necessary to successfully conduct their military operations. The first of these is the production or acquisition of basic materials, mostly energetics -- propellants and explosives -- but also metal parts, detonators, fuses and other ordnance. There are many diff ... more

     

  • Finding The Hard Limits To Soft Power: Part Two


  • In Afghan 'desert of death,' a giant US military base emerges


  • Afghan leader demands air strikes end


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    AEROSPACE
    New US presidential planes delayed again until 2028
    New York (AFP) Dec 14, 2025
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    Cost overruns push Swiss to buy fewer F-35s
    Geneva (AFP) Dec 12, 2025
    Switzerland will not be able to purchase all 36 American F-35 fighter jets in the near future as planned due to cost overruns announced by the United States, Bern said on Friday. ... more
    US flew bombers, fighters and drones along Venezuela coast
    Washington, United States (AFP) Dec 12, 2025
    Fighter jets, bombers and surveillance drones: the United States military has flown a variety of aircraft along Venezuela's coast in recent weeks, an AFP analysis shows, amid growing fears of conflict between the countries. ... more

    WATER WORLD
    US says Mexico agrees to water treaty obligations
    New York (AFP) Dec 13, 2025
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    Ozone catalysts mapped for safer water disinfection
    Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Dec 05, 2025
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    Hydrogen plasma method cuts most CO2 from deep sea metal extraction
    Berlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 05, 2025
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    DISASTER MANAGEMENT
    IAEA calls for repair work on Chernobyl sarcophagus
    Vienna (AFP) Dec 7, 2025
    The UN nuclear watchdog has said that the protective structure surrounding the exploded reactor at Chernobyl can no longer perform its main function of blocking radiation, after a Russian drone strike earlier this year. ... more
    Indonesians reeling from flood devastation plea for global help
    Pengidam, Indonesia (AFP) Dec 16, 2025
    Nurlela Agusfitri has nowhere to turn after losing her home and business to devastating floods that wreaked havoc on her Indonesian island of Sumatra, killing more than 1,000 people. ... more
    Former Iraqi president Salih picked as new UNHCR chief
    Geneva (AFP) Dec 12, 2025
    Former Iraqi president Barham Salih is set to become the next United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, according to a document seen by AFP on Friday, taking over an agency tackling swingeing budget cuts. ... more
     

  • Activities intensify at NKorea nuclear, missile sites: report
  • A 'number of civilians' killed in Afghan clashes: probe
  • Defense Focus: The Age of Wars Part 7
  • Don't rewrite WWII history: Medvedev
  • Obama 'hopeful' of improving US-Russian ties
  • Petraeus confident Pakistan nuclear arms secure
  • US: Iran threat underlines need for Israel to seek peace
  • White House official quits over Air Force One flight

  • Dalai Lama sees long-term hope for Tibet
  • From exile, Kadeer steps up Uighur cause
  • Virtual Earth gets 3D Photosynth views
  • Clock ticking for US on Shanghai Expo
  • Norway gives green light to Arctic oil field
  • Analysis: Shell feeling sting in Nigeria
  • EU, China bank on trade to ward off economic slump
  • ExxonMobil starts work on Shanghai technology centre

  • Kuwaiti emir in China to focus on energy ties
  • India Using ESRI Software For Image Processing
  • Afghan war costs to overtake Iraq in 2010: Pentagon
  • Top ex-US diplomat likens Pakistan to Cuban missile crisis
  • Afghans protest deadly US-led strikes
  • China hits back at Japan PM's nuclear comments
  • Egypt rejects reports of nuclear probe
  • Finding The Hard Limits To Soft Power: Part One



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